Little Seoul — Restaurant in Mansfield

Little Seoul's hours are listed as 11am-9pm on the business' door and online. After arriving to the store a handful of times between the hours of 8:30-8:45pm and it being closed, I felt it would be proper to write a review. On the first occurrence, an elderly and younger woman saw me approach the door and began ducking behind the counter. They peered over the counter periodically until I left. (Very strange) On another occasion, the same elderly woman but different younger female hid again and army crawled through the kitchen door as if I couldn't see them. This evening, again, two females ducked behind the counter and turned off the light. They hid until I got back into my car and drove away. (I assume they are no longer hiding.) How does a business conduct themselves in such an uncouth manner? Why would you be willing to indignify your person and dishonor the reputation of your entity for a half hour? As a loyal patron of Little Seoul who has spent hundreds of dollars over the years, I hope you hold more respect for my constructive critique than you have my patronage. In conclusion, I offer a resolution to this ethical dilemma... Please consider changing your hours of operation so that you can hold your business to a consistent,...

The service was great. The person behind the counter helped explain the menu to me and gave me a detailed explanation of each item. This was probably the best part of my experience here. Friendly and helpful service can make or break a restaurant.

The ambiance was unique and fun. The walls were painted with bright colors and the space between seating was more than adequate. There were well placed bar stools in front of the windows also.

The food is where the wheels started to come off. I ordered a custom bowl with rice and bulgogi. Among my choices, I had regular kimchee, their version of oi-sobagi (cucumber kim chee), and some odeng (fish cake). Both Kim chee dishes had mild heat and acid with just enough flavor to make it passable as a kim chee. The odeng, although the right sponginess, didn't have much flavor to it at all. Those items I could deal with. The real issue for me was that both the bulgogi and rice were both very cold and almost flavorless. I'm unsure of the style of Korean inspired food but I'm accustomed to warm/hot meats and rice with cold sides that have spicy heat. I finished my food because it wasn't terrible; it...

Little Seoul is a Korean take on BYOB restaurants like Chipotle, Cava etc.

It was my first time here, and the girl behind the counter was really sweet and helpful. I ended up getting the purple rice as my base and the bulgogi as my protein. You can choose 5 toppings; I went with the edamame, green onions, corn, radish, and cucumbers. Some of the ingredients didn't look the freshest, but that's a typical downside of BYOB places in lieu of convenience. (Everything still tasted good though). For sauces, I went with the employees recommendation of yum yum sauce and gochujang.

Aside from the BYOB bar, they also have menu items to pick from. I decided to try the Budae Jjigae (Army Stew). I ordered it to go and was impressed by how neatly everything was packed. The noodles and cheese were put in a separate container from the soup to prevent them from getting over cooked and soggy. The aroma from both items I ordered smelled so good and tempting as I was driving home. It was delicious...